NHL Prop Bets: Pittsburgh Penguins vs Dallas Stars (March 28, 2026)
The Dallas Stars (43-18-11) face the Pittsburgh Penguins (36-20-16) at PPG Paints Arena. Let's take a look at the NHL Prop Bets for Saturday's matchup. The Stars are favored to win at -125. They're currently +190 to cover the -1.5 puck line while the Penguins are -230 to cover the +1.5 puck line.
- The Stars have a 28-44 Puck Line record this season, while the Penguins hold a record of 43-29.
The total goals line is set at 5.5, with OVER at -122 and UNDER at +102.
- The Stars have a 35-36-1 O/U record this season (meaning 35 games have gone over the total points line, 36 have gone under and one has resulted in a push). The Penguins have a 39-30-3 O/U record.
Goals For Insights
- The Stars are averaging 3.33 goals per game this season (8th in the league). Comparatively, the Penguins are averaging 3.39 (7th).
- Defensively, the Stars are giving up only 2.69 goals per game this season (2nd in the league), while the Penguins are giving up an average of 3.03 goals (T13th).
Shots
- Looking at creating chances to score, Dallas is averaging 25.7 shots per game this season (27th in the NHL). Meanwhile, Pittsburgh is allowing its opposition 27.4 shots per game (13th).
- Flipping that script, the Stars are allowing 26.5 shots per game (7th in the NHL), while the Penguins are averaging 29.2 shots (8th).
Power Play
- Dallas holds a power play percentage of 28.8%, ranking 2nd in the league this season, while Pittsburgh sits 6th with 24.4% of its power play opportunities converted.
Penalty Kill %
- On the opposite end, the Stars have a penalty kill rate of 81.2% (ranked 10th), compared to the Penguins at 82.6% (3rd).
P1 Result
Dallas is +165 to win the first period, while Pittsburgh is +200.
- Here are their first period records in 2025/26.
| Total | Home | Road | Last 10 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dallas | 28-18-26 | 14-10-12 | 14-8-14 | 4-4-2 |
| Pittsburgh | 31-23-18 | 16-9-10 | 14-14-7 | 2-6-2 |
To Go To Overtime
Saturday's matchup is +270 to go to overtime.
- The Stars have played in 21 games that have gone to overtime this season, while the Penguins have appeared in 23.
To Go To a Shootout
- The Stars have played in 9 games that have gone to a shootout this season, while the Penguins have appeared in 14.
Last Time They Met
Dallas recorded a 3-2 overtime victory over Pittsburgh at American Airlines Center when these teams last met on December 7. Miro Heiskanen led the way to that result, scoring 1 goal.
